Seventeen MD Officers Charged In Kickback Scheme

I want to state upfront that I am a civilian commentator. I do so appreciate law enforcement....properly performed. I do not purport to know the burdens, but as one commentator put it: "iintegrity is integrity; you either have it or you don't." I do pray for the families of those under accussation; I know they are sufferring.

lawman1214 I'm not sure what direction you're spouting in. But You have a lot of criticism on this thread. Myself and all persons who've read this story or commented here most likely only have this story to go by, including you. The key word here is "IF" the 17 did what is alleged then yes they deserve what they got or are getting. I don't even know if you are a police officer or just a visitor who set up a profile so you can comment. But police work is about serving the public, the very communities were are born out of and bred from. Police are entrusted with incredible power, sometimes too much. But when officers who wear a badge and swore an oath, they swore that oath to the community all the way up the nation of which they belong. We need integrity from all those who wear the badge if we are to do our jobs and do them safely. In today's mixed up world, especially in these times, we must be above reproach. A good officer is one who only serves justice and does not diminish his reputation to show partiality. "PDYER" Is right on point. If those we arrest for doing the immoral and illegal, than surely those who arrest others for doing the same are not above the law. They are being hypocrites to it, that will not do...

My how "the new breed" of runny nose ,inexperienced, cops blast this "all bad apples? with hopes that they get what's coming to them! By the way, did you same "know it all cops" support the suspension of the two helicopter pilots that were suspended for watching the Rodney King Incident from the air? Was that Fair? How about the 12 of the 14 "Rampart Scandal cops who were cleared based on proven lies of the prime witness, Perez. the 12 innocent officers were used to create a "huge" hornets' nest that Perez created in his own mind to confuse the DA's office so he could keep reducing his sentence. He served less than a year at the expense of 12 good cops. But I'm sure you all think they must be dirty of something? Right? U all should be ashamed! I heard all 12 left California. Maybe they will be passing through your area while you're getting your butt's kicked and they can stop and help you. They don't need to know what you really think of them. Do they?

Integrity is integrity. You either have it or you don't. If kickbacks were happening, I don't believe for a second that was the worst of it. Let them have their day in court, but if the evidence holds up I say good riddens to bad rubbish.

Let a court of law decide from the evidance presented. I hope something good comes out of this case.
A sorry state of affairs.

Another black eye for law enforcement.....

HORRIBLE!!!!!!!!

It seems that (at least most) you officers' and civilian commentators' have decided the officers are guilty. Just because you are told to believe it? How about if I tell you that I have personal and professional experience with being accused of an action I did not commit. I was proven innocent, and to carry it to a higher level, three of the witnesses admitted , under oath, that they were not sure I was guilty, and they had only expressed their personal opinion in the investigation, without any supporting factual evidence. You all are so fast to decapitate your own, without a fair chance of defense. What the hell is wrong with you guys? They might be guilty, They might not be guilty, but just caught up in the web. Some may have been in training and told to call this tow company by their FTO, and never knew any better. None of us know the facts, just the selected information we are allowed to read. Be a cop and an American and remember, don't pass judgment until a court has concluded the case, not the public. And. certainly not the FBI.